Oumar Diaby

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Oumar Diaby
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bayonne, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2003 Bayonne
2003-2007 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2009 Real Sociedad B
2009–2010 Châteauroux B
2010–2011 Genêts Anglet 32 (5)
2011–2012 Agde 13 (1)
2012–2015 VSS Košice 67 (13)
2015 Levski Sofia 11 (1)
2016 Hamilton Academical 6 (0)
2018–2019 Balma 14 (1)
Medal record
VSS Košice
Winner Slovak Cup 2013–14
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019

Oumar Diaby (born 7 February 1990) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. After developing at Real Sociedad in Spain, he has featured for clubs in his native country as well as in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Scotland.

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Career

Diaby was the first French player to move to the Real Sociedad academy at the age of 12 in 2002, which paved the way for other French players, including Antoine Griezmann.

In October 2012, he signed a three-year contract with MFK Košice. He made his debut for Košice against Dukla Banská Bystrica on 1 December 2012. [1]

He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in February 2016. [2] He spoke about his problems with racism while he was playing in Slovakia and Bulgaria. [3] In May 2016 it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the 2015–16 season. [4]

After taking a break from football, in 2018 Diaby signed for amateurs Balma, based on the outskirts of Toulouse where his partner was studying. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ DUKLA VS. KOŠICE 1 - 2 12 December 2012, soccerway.com
  2. ↑ "Hamilton sign Oumar Diaby after Levski Sofia exit". BBC Sport. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton's Oumar Diaby glad to escape racist fans". BBC Sport. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Trio released by Hamilton as they eye Carlton Morris return". BBC Sport. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nat.3 – Il a choisi de nous rejoindre: Oumar Diaby" [Nat.3 - He chose to join us: Oumar Diaby]. Balma SC. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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